Tuesday, 28 February 2023
THE NEW YOU
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Did you know that being born again, your life is new and divine? Therefore, embrace the new you. Ephesians 4:24 says this new you is created in righteousness and true holiness. You’re the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus; as Jesus is, so are you in this world. You’re His icon.
Don’t see yourself as a “sinner” who’s struggling to please God; it'll make you ineffective in your Christian walk. Rather, have the consciousness that you’re the righteousness of God in Christ.
Always meditate on Colossians 1:22; it tells of the amazing result of Christ’s vicarious sacrifice in your behalf! He did all that He did so as to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in God’s sight. And He succeeded. His life and nature in you gives you the power to live above sin. The new you is fashioned to yield to the dominion of the Word and as a result, produce fruits and works of righteousness.
Even when the Apostle Paul rebuked some of the Christians in Corinth because their way of life didn't relect their new nature of righteousness, he didn’t call them sinners (Read 1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
Paul understood that in Christ, we’ve been cleansed of all unrighteousness. We’ve been washed, separated from sin unto God and declared righteous in the Name of the Lord, and by the Spirit of our God! Hallelujah!
Recognise the new you and live accordingly. Study the Word more, for it mirrors and describes the real you; it shows your true glory in Christ. Praise God!
CONFESSION: I've been washed, separated from sin unto God and declared righteous in the Name of the Lord, and by the Spirit of our God! Therefore, I walk in righteousness and produce works and fruits of righteousness. I’m a light in a dark world, lighting the paths of sinners so that they may see and be ushered into the Kingdom. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY:
Ephesians 4:22-24; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 8:27-9:1-13 & Numbers 5-6
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Matthew 18:21-35 & Exodus 9